Calf-weaner



F. SCHMIDT.

CALF WEANER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1920.

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A TTOR/l/EYS sTAras FRANK SCHMIDT, GE SWANWICK, ILLINUIS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK SCHMIDT, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Swanwick, in the countyof Perry and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Calf-\Veaners, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to calf weaners, and has for its object to providea device of this character which is of extremely simple and light weightconstruction and easy and inexpensive to manufacture and which will notwork injury to the animal and is entirely humane in all other respectsalthough effective in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novelfeatures of construction combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the device in use;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational View thereof;

Fig. 3 i a transverse vertical sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the hanger arm and a section ofthe hanger shaft and one of the cotter pins.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen the invention contemplates amouth plate 10 constructed of light Weight sheet metal such for instanceas aluminum. The mouth plate 10 is provided at its upper end with acutaway portion 10 constituting a recess.

A bracket bearing 11 is arranged in the recess 10 and centrally of themouth plate. The bearing is constructed from a single piece of lightweight sheet metal folded over on itself to provide a pair of spacedplates designated at 11 and 11 respectively. The lower portion of thespaced plates 11 and 11 embrace the adjacent portion of the mouth plate10, as shown in Fig. 3 and are secured thereto by rivets or similarfastenings 12 which extend through the plates 11 and 11 and through themouth plate 10. The bend of the metal of which the bracket bearing isconstructed is formed to constitute the bearing which is designated at13. The portions of the spaced plates which constitute the bearing 13are notched at spaced intervals, as indicated at 13- and 13, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 18, 1920.

Patented Sept. 6, 1921.

Serial No. 411,154.

A hanger shaft 14 is rotatablymounted in the bearing 13 and consists oftwo sections 15 of identical" construction. As. shown in detail in Fig.each of the sections of the hanger shaft is of semi-cylindricalconstruction and the sections are adapted to overlap when assembled inposition in the bearing 13. Each section is provided with openings 15and 15 extending diametrically therethrough and whenthe sections areoverlapped the openings of one section are alined with the openings ofthe other and in assembled position these alined openings 15 and 15 aredisposed respectively in the notches 13 and 13 of the bracket bearing. Acotter pin 16 extends through the alined openings 15 and a cotter pin 17extends through the alined openings 15*. Both cotter pins are ofidentical construction. These cotter pins serve to secure the sectionsof the shaft together and they further serve to prevent longitudinaldisplacement of the rotatable hanger shaft from its bearings 13 as theyare adapted to.

engage the vertical walls of the notches 13 or 13 when the shaft ismoved longitudinally.

At each end the hanger shaft 14 is provided with an upwardly curvedhanger arm 19, the extremity of which is provided with an enlargement20. I The arms 19 and the enlargement have their axes lying in the sameplane, and these arms and enlargements extend toward each other.

In practice the enlargements 20 of the hanger arms 19 are entered intothe nostrils of the animal and thus support the mouth plate 10 whichdepends from the hanger shaft carried by the arms. The mouth plate isfreely movableon the hanger shaft as the hanger shaft is rotatablymounted in the bracket bearings secured to the mouth plate. The devicemay be easily applied and removed and when in use does not workinjury tothe animal and it is entirely humane in all respects.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a mouth plate recessedat its upper end, a bracket bearing disposed in 15 I a 7 ed forengagement wlth the nostrlls of the vided with spaced notches, meansextending through the spaced plates and the mouth plate for securing thespaced plates to the Vmouth plate, a rotatable hanger shaft mounted insaid bearing and consisting of two semi-cylindrical sections overlappedand having their'plane surfaces abutting and having alined openingsdisposed in said notches, a, cotter pin extending through animal. I

2. A device of the character deszribed, comprislng a mouth plate, abracket bearing secured to said mouth plate and having spaced notches, arotatable hanger shaft mounted in sa1d bracket bearing and consisting oftwo semi-cylindrical sections having thelr plane surfaces abutting andhaving alined openings disposed in said notches,

a cotter pin extending through each'set of sald calmed openings forsecuring the sectlons together andto prevent longltudinal displacementof the hanger shaft, and

hanger arms integrally formed with each end of the hanger. shaft andhaving enlargements at the extremities adapted'for engagement with thenostrils of theanimal.

T "FRANK SCHMIDT.

